Sensory Week
"My gadgets to know the world are my senses, '' says the toddler."
Learning about the senses helps children better explore the world around them. DPS VAPI, conducted a week-long sensory workshop for pre-primary classes aiming at giving students the opportunity of experiential learning it was an entire package of fun-filled lessons and activities that helps students gain a better understanding of functional aspects of our senses i.e sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The Educators planned age-appropriate activities to meet the learning and developmental demands of the children.
Pre-nursery children were involved in a range of activities keeping learning on and children active in activities like Stick me (eyes) at the right place on the Smiley face, Paste different tasting food items on the pallet of the tongue, headgear making to explain the hearing sense, Walk through 'smell station', sticking different textured things on hand shaped cut-outs and designing and making of Touch and feel sensory bin.
Nursery class children got a rich sensory experience while they were taken through a week-long journey comprising of activity stations for sensing various senses. The teacher extensively planned each activity to give the children the best experience. The students were involved in the activities like sticking the 'bindi' on the forehead with open eyes and then blindfolded, Guessing the animals based on the sound, humming and identifying the rhyme, and 'Check! Check!' for the taste buds. The aura in the class was that of energy and enjoyment.
Prep students' learning experience was equally enriching, students learned the sense of sight, taste, and touch by watching the informational video, doing the activity of puppy face making, and sensory-motor skills stimulating sand play.
Enjoy the glimpses of a fun filled learning experience at DPS.